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A computer called Katherine: how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon
By Suzanne Slade, Veronica Miller Jamison. 2019
The story of pioneering African American mathematician Katherine Johnson, who performed calculations vital to America's first manned space flight, its…
first manned orbit of Earth, and the first trip to the moon. For grades K-3. 2019Daring dozen: the twelve who walked on the moon
By Alan Marks, Suzanne Slade. 2019
An account of the twelve brave men who left footprints on the moon, starting with Neil Armstrong on July 20,…
1969. Reveals how the six Apollo missions that landed on the moon from 1969-72 built upon one another and led to important discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space. For grades K-3. 2019Disaster strikes!: the most dangerous space missions of all time
By Jeffrey Kluger. 2019
Explores twelve space missions that went wrong, from the sinking of the space capsule on the Liberty Bell 7 mission…
in 1961 to problems on the International Space Station in 2013. Some strong language. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2019Planetarium: welcome to the museum (Welcome to the Museum)
By Chris Wormell, Raman Prinja. 2019
Introduction to all of the aspects of space, from the sun and our solar system to the lives of stars,…
the Milky Way, and the universe beyond. For grades 4-7. 2018A taste of the world: what people eat and how they celebrate around the globe
By Beth Walrond, Little Little Gestalten. 2019
Awesome achievers in science: Super and Strange Facts about 12 Almost Famous History Makers (Awesome Achievers #2)
By Alan Katz, Chris Judge. 2019
Twelve short biographies of innovative scientists whose contributions are often overlooked. From George de Mestral, who created a gadget to…
keep your clothes from falling off to Stephanie Kwolek, who invented a bullet-stopping fiber. For grades 3-6. 2019The quest for Z: the true story of explorer Percy Fawcett and a lost city in the Amazon
By Greg Pizzoli. 2017
Recounts the adventurous life of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who set out in 1925 on a treacherous expedition into the…
Amazon rain forest in search of the fabled lost city of Z. Highlights his previous missions for the Royal Geographical Society and his encounters with dangerous creatures. For grades 2-4. 2017Shackles from the deep: tracing the path of a sunken slave ship, a bitter past, and a rich legacy (Nat Geo - History (us) Ser.)
By National Geographic Kids, Michael H. Cottman. 2017
Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares the wonders of diving, detective work, and the discovery of the remnants of the slave ship…
Henrietta Marie, while shedding light on the history of slavery. For grades 6-9. 2017The Whydah: a pirate ship feared, wrecked, and found
By Martin W. Sandler. 2017
In 1984, the pirate ship the Whydah was found, nearly three hundred years after it sank in a storm off…
the coast of Cape Cod in 1717. Previously used by Captain Price as an infamous slave-trading ship, the vessel was taken over by pirate Black Sam Bellamy. For grades 6-9. 2017Jason and the Argonauts: the first great quest in Greek mythology
By Robert Byrd. 2016
A recounting of the legend of Greek hero Jason, the gifted Argonauts, and their dangerous quest to retrieve the magical…
Golden Fleece--said to have been sent by the Gods of Olympus. For grades 3-6. 2016First flight around the world: the adventures of the American fliers who won the race
By Tim Grove, National Air and Space Museum. 2015
An account of the 1924 race among six nations--Argentina, France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, and the United States--to be the…
first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane. Describes the efforts of the U. S. team as they struggled to overcome limited resources, hazardous weather, and foreign cultures. For grades 5-8. 2015Moonshot: the flight of Apollo 11 (Journeys 2014)
By Brian Floca. 2009
The boy who became Buffalo Bill: growing up Billy Cody in Bleeding Kansas
By Andrea Warren. 2015
An exploration of the adventurous life of William Frederick Cody (1846-1917), who became the legendary Wild West entertainer. Discusses family…
tragedies, a move to Kansas, riding for the Pony Express, military service, and his popular touring show "Buffalo Bill's Wild West."Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 201510 ships that rocked the world (World of tens)
By Kim Rosen, Gillian Richardson. 2015
Profiles ten ships that influenced human history. Explores maritime adventures from the voyages led by Commander Zheng He's Chinese treasure…
ships in the fifteenth century to the twenty-first-century Somali pirate hijacking of the Saudi Arabian supertanker Sirius Star. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2015A beginner's guide to immortality: from alchemy to avatars
By Maria Birmingham, Josh Holinaty. 2015
Chronicles humanity's attempts to cheat death through elixirs or other magical substances. Highlights key individuals who were believed to be…
immortal and the mysteries surrounding their actual age, including fourteenth-century French scholar Nicolas Flamel, who is said to have created the mythical philosopher's stone. For grades 3-6. 201510 plants that shook the world (World of Tens)
By Kim Rosen, Gillian Richardson, Vladyana Krykora. 2013
Profiles ten plants that influenced human history through their impact on trade, medicine, knowledge-sharing, and more. Highlights cacao, cinchona, corn,…
cotton, papyrus, pepper, potato, rubber, sugarcane, and tea. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2013John Muir wrestles a waterfall
By Julie Danneberg, Jamie Hogan. 2015
Recounts the adventure of naturalist John Muir, when he explored a waterfall in Yosemite Valley, California, in April 1871. Interspersed…
with clips of his life as a self-taught scientist, writer, and founder of the Sierra Club. For grades 3-6. 2015Journey through space: Star Wars (DK readers. 2, Beginning to read alone)
By Ryder Windham. 2015
Fictional guide to the Star Wars galaxy, including profiles of planets and members of the Jedi High Council. Also includes…
information on various alien races and a glossary. For grades K-3. 2015Sir Cumference and the dragon of pi: a math adventure (Sir Cumference)
By Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan. 1999
After Sir Cumference drinks a potion that transforms him into a dragon, his son, Radius, searches for the magic number…
known as pi, which will restore him to his former shape. For grades 2-4. 1999At home in her tomb: Lady Dai and the ancient Chinese treasures of Mawangdui
By Sarah S. Brannen, Christine Liu-Perkins. 2014
Explores the mysteries of the Mawangdui (mah-wahng-dway) tombs, one of China's top archaeological finds, and sheds light on what life…
was like during the Han dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). Details the burial and condition of Lady Dai's body and cause of death. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2014